The United States is the largest economy and energy user in the world. Significant developments have taken place in its energy policy since the last IEA review in 2002. Most important is the Energy Policy Act 2005 – a comprehensive energy legislation which has set new directions, including...

The International Energy Agency's 2002 review of US energy policies and programmes. It finds that US energy policy has an influence on energy policy throughout the world. The 2001 National Energy Policy is an important development. The US is taking unilateral action as an alternative to the...

Die russische Energiebranche ist der vielversprechendste Exportbereich des Landes. Allerdings kämpft die Branche damit, sich von den scharfen Regulierungen und ökonomischen Störungen zu befreien, die aus der Sowjetzeit stammen. 1993 ging der inländische Ölverbrauch um 16% zurück. Während...